We had them in the military and we preferred the boom mics. Throat mics, the exact ones pictured, did not pick up low-talking or whispering, which is a large a

We had them in the military and we preferred the boom mics. Throat mics, the exact ones pictured, did not pick up low-talking or whispering, which is a large amount of pre-contact traffic. The new thing the DOD has spent an UNGODLY amount of time and money on is called TCAPS. They were even worse. They're noise-canceling earbuds with a bone-conducting microphone that sits inside of your ear. Sounds great - but when you start shooting and moving (and pouring sweat) the earbuds slip out slightly, breaking contact with your ear. Every. Damn. Time. And you can't feel it happen. The way you find out is you key up to speak and no one responds to you. All anyone hears is dead air. After a while someone figures it out and says "last station, check your mic". They went straight into the pile of useless "good idea fairy" nonsense we keep in the arms room, only pulling it out for inventories. And there is a lot if that. We have monocular eye pieces in there that have a heads-up display. Some nerd thought they would be a good idea. Put it on an actual fighter and it is of no added benefit. The only headset I have used that consistently works are Peltor COMTACs and their recent competitors. Over-the-ear noise cancelling ear muffs with a boom mike. Never had a problem with wind noise. Biggest issue was the mike being pulled away from your mouth when it gets snagged, or people who think they need to yell into the mike. They also had a compatibility issue with PRC-119Fs/ASIPs/RT-1523s where you need to keep the volume setting at 8 or below otherwise you get a high pitched squeal when you key up and no traffic goes out.